Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-18
POwDERLY RESIGNS.
He and His Friends Retire from the
Executive board, bus the General A.
sembly Refuse % Accept their Hes.

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The third week OF the convention Of the Knights
of Labor general assembly opened at Minneapolis
The session In the forenoon was devoted to the old
subject Of recognizing the general executive
board and the debate was red hot as usual Bailey,
one OF the "anti' members OF the general execu-
tive board. did the most Of the talking and was
very vehement In his remarks, sharply attacking
General Master Workman Powderiy, and General
Secretary Utchman. The latter replied, acknowl-
edging that he borrowed $500 for the purpose Of
buying prfnting-press for his son, but main
tained that there was nothing wrong or criminal
in that, as he had paid all the money back. The
administration delegates here applauded vigo-
rouSiy. Inc charge that certain papers In con-
No. las had been suppressed was false. and it Is
said Mr.. Ltchman presented proofs that the local
mentioned was NOT at that time in exstance Mr..
Lltchman further said that various statements
had been sent out from District Assembly No. 135
that contained bitter attacks on Mr.. POwderly and
other general of1cers. He further charged that
Donneliy, the stenOgrapher In the ONCE, was spy
employed by Bailey and Barry reiterating the state
ment In this regard made by Powderly on Satur-
In session in this city Donnelly has sent Bailey i'm
Portant documents that should have been sent to
Secretary Ltchman.
rOWDERLf AND HIS FRIENDS RESIGN.
Minneapolis.special to the Philadelphia Press
says: Immediately after the opening OF the after
noon session Delegate Archibald, Of District
Assembly No. 49, OF New York, offered a resolu-
ZION requesting all the general Officers to hand In
FURNISH ~ THIS II was rS Eqa
ana Bailey without violent rupture, and, besides
that, 1t is ntimated 1t was designed to knock out
tain OF 49's delegates. This resolution, after a
uvely debate, was carried on the yeas and nays
tenaered S ~ if0 20 G MT ~
rotary Ltchman and General Treasurer Turner
and Messrs. Carlton, Hayes, MCGUIRE, and Ayles-
worth, OF the general executive board. Mr.. Pow
DERBY left the chair being no longer master work.
man, and ID. j. Hagerty, OF Brooklyn, took his
place Messrs Barry and Bailey, perceiving what
they took to be trap set for them, refused to re-
sign, stating that, fnasmuch as they had made
serious charges against other general officers, they
could not hOnorably or consistently resign until
they were either sustained in those charges by
the general assembly or not sustained. There was
great disturbance at this point in the proceedings
and Messrs. Barry and Bailey explained again
That they did not refuse to resign because they
were 10th TO step out OF their positions, but be-
dit1onS.
THE RESERVATIONS NOT ACCEPTED.
The result was that the adherents OF the admin.
istration had no alternative left but to vote
against the acceptance OF the designations that
they themselves had demanded. On this again
there was no call OF the roll. AS climax to the
stratagem vote OF confidence in the members Of
the board who had submitted their designations
was submitted and carried with about thirty dele
gates shouting mol"
A number Of amendments to the constitution
were Inen taken up. First OF all was the memoir
aDle resolution introduced at 5 O'Clock on Friday
evening, 10 drop on TWO members from the general
executive board and confer power on the general
MASTER workman to appoint his cabinet The
resolution was duly seconded, and Mr.. POwderly
put II TO vote, Strange to say, even many OF the
administrati0nists voted against it, and the result
was that 1t was killed by an overwhelming ma
Jority, amounting, II is said, to almost O unani-
nous ballot. Had IT been voted on when 1t was
nrst proposed on Friday there is no doubt that 1t
would have been carried easily, but since then a
remarkable revulsion OF feeling seems to have set
In upon the delegates. UprOariOuS demonstrations
OF applause attended the defeat OF the measure,
and anti adminiStrationists grew enthusiastic.
A resolution was presented to amend article 3 OF
section 10 Dy adding general Investigator, q
woman, TO examine into woman's work, to the list
OF the general officers, and this, after brief dis
cussion, was carried. 1t was then that the law
committee handed in o proposition to amend
article 10 by making the term of the general
o1cerS one year, Instead OF two, which would
nave depoSed MesSrS Barry and Bailey with the
rest, but when put TO ballot the proposition was
killed with the same overwhelming vote as the
resolution OF Friday received an hour before.
The result OF the days work is looked upon as
victory Tor the Observation-Disclosures. They
point TO the fact that although every effort that
could be made had been put forth to knock out
Messrs. Barry and Bailey, those leaders are still
members OF the general executive board and that
abdicate II they were retained still remains gen.
eral master workman. MIR. Powderly stated That
ne mas nothing 10 say regarding the proceedings OF
the day. He seemed in good Spirits however and
warmly congratulated 4. B. MCGUIRE at dinner to-
night on his retention with the general executive